Narratives and Perspective
How was perspective a point of view in a narrative? Chapter 1.1 and Chapter 1.2 are chapters that explain the definitions of perspective and how perspective contributes to the story as a whole. They defined perspective as a critical part of a narrative, but consisting of two kinds: emotional and dimensional. For example, My favorite part about this reading was when Meadows paralleled the idea of perspective with Giotto di Bondone. According to Meadows, Giotto was inventing the vanishing point from both a dimensional and emotional standpoint. This was called the Perspectivist approach, which allowed Giotto to express his work in a way in which the viewer feels some sort of communication with it.
There was one thing that was happening during Giotto's time: How people viewed people. Most people during this period were mainly interested in the retelling and interpretation of stories, particularly stories of religion. By using his idea of visual perspective, Giotto was mainly focused on the emotion and uniqueness of the individual of each of his paintings. This focus on the emotional perspective of the central figure allowed Giotto to tell his story to the viewer.
Also, reading about how Giotto started the idea of perspective reminded me of my art history class from last semester. I remembered that the Madonna Enthroned, one of his works of art, was totally different than that of Cimabue, Giotto's teacher. Instead of having all of his figures looking away, Giotto has them looking towards the Madonna, as if they're bowing to her.
Overall, the idea of perspective changed the way people view the world, and still does today. Various interpretations have helped us in creating even the most simplest of stories.
There was one thing that was happening during Giotto's time: How people viewed people. Most people during this period were mainly interested in the retelling and interpretation of stories, particularly stories of religion. By using his idea of visual perspective, Giotto was mainly focused on the emotion and uniqueness of the individual of each of his paintings. This focus on the emotional perspective of the central figure allowed Giotto to tell his story to the viewer.
Also, reading about how Giotto started the idea of perspective reminded me of my art history class from last semester. I remembered that the Madonna Enthroned, one of his works of art, was totally different than that of Cimabue, Giotto's teacher. Instead of having all of his figures looking away, Giotto has them looking towards the Madonna, as if they're bowing to her.
Overall, the idea of perspective changed the way people view the world, and still does today. Various interpretations have helped us in creating even the most simplest of stories.
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